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After years of making the case for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons, the work has moved to the negotiating table, where discussions are now focused on what the new treaty will contain.
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Investing in retirement security and healthy aging is good for Canadians, for our communities and for the economy. With Canada’s over-65 population projected to reach 11 million within two decades, a plan to enable healthy, active and financially secure retirements…
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Retirement income, healthy aging and access to care were at the centre of discussions with New Brunswick’s premier and cabinet ministers.
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National Public Service Week series: A team of inveterate public servants helped save the whooping crane, North America’s tallest bird, whose numbers had dwindled to 22 birds in the 1940s.
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National Public Service Week series: Public servants at the National Research Council worked alongside private-sector companies to build the Canadarm.
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National Public Service Week series: Federal scientists managed to breed a series of roses that are hardy enough to withstand Canadian winters when covered by a snowfall instead of artificial protection.
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National Public Service Week series: Scientists at the National Microbiology Lab of the Public Health Agency of Canada developed a vaccine to protect Canadians and others from the Zaire strain of Ebola.
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National Public Service Week series: Jack Hopps benefited from his own invention later in life.
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Two years after Invisible No More, the work to improve outcomes for women veterans continues.
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Andrew Campbell, recipient of the 2026 APEX Career Contribution Award, is photographed with Federal Retirees’ national board chair, Gisèle Tassé-Goodman, at the 2026 APEX Leadership Summit. The APEX Career Contribution Award honours executives whose leadership, dedication and long-term contributions have…
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Alberta’s Bill 11 could significantly change how some health services are delivered and funded in the province. In late December 2025, the Alberta government quietly and quickly passed Bill 11: the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2). Among the…
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